Scates v. West

*305ORDER

After the Court issued its opinion in Scates v. West, 13 Vet.App. 98 (1999), the intervenor filed a motion for reconsideration and an alternative motion for a full Court decision. Because a majority of the panel voted to deny reconsideration, the alternative motion for a full Court decision was circulated to the full Court. Thereafter, on December 15, 1999, amicus curiae for the appellant was requested to file a reply to the intervenor’s motion, and on January 14, 2000, counsel for the appellant filed such a reply. On January 24, 2000, the intervenor responded.

A majority of the Court has…